attempted robbery

UK (with /t/): əˈtemptɪd ˈrɒbəri

attempted robberies

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Definition of attempted robbery - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

Rare

criminal act of trying to steal by threat or force but failing

Rare

The suspect was charged with attempted robbery after fleeing the store empty-handed.
Police arrested two teenagers in connection with the attempted robbery at the bank.
The court heard detailed testimony about the attempted robbery at the jewelry store.

demoralize

discourage

dishearten

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Expressions with attempted

attempted suicide

non-fatal act where someone tries to end their own life

The hospital provided counseling after the patient's attempted suicide.

attempted murder

the crime of trying to kill someone

He was charged with attempted murder after the incident.

attempted fraud

criminal act of trying to deceive for unfair or illegal financial gain

The company reported the email scam as attempted fraud to the authorities.

attempted rape

crime of trying to force sexual activity without actually completing it

He was arrested and charged with attempted rape after the attack.

Expressions with robbery

daylight robbery

unfairly high price or charge

The price of the concert tickets was daylight robbery.

highway robbery

extremely high and unfair price for something

Charging ten dollars for a bottle of water is highway robbery.!

sheer robbery

act of taking something in a very unfair way

Charging that much for water is sheer robbery!

that's sheer robbery

exp.

unfairly high price or charge

Paying $10 for water? That's sheer robbery!

barefaced robbery

shameless act of stealing done openly without hiding

That was barefaced robbery in broad daylight.

it's barefaced robbery

exp.

obvious act of overcharging or cheating

It's barefaced robbery to charge that much for a simple sandwich.

bank robbery

stealing money from a bank, often using force or threat

The gang planned a bank robbery last night.

robbery suspect

person believed to have committed robbery

The police arrested the robbery suspect after a long chase.

armed robbery

theft involving weapons to intimidate or harm

The suspect was charged with armed robbery.

robbery conviction

the state of being found guilty of robbery

His robbery conviction affected his chances of finding a job.

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French:tentative de vol avec violence, ...
German:versuchter Raub, ...
Italian:tentata rapina, ...
Spanish:robo en grado de tentativa, ...
Portuguese:roubo tentado, ...
Chinese:抢劫未遂, ...
Japanese:強盗未遂, ...
Arabic:شُروع في السَّطو, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹד נִסָּיוֹן, ...
Russian:покушение на ограбление, ...
Ukrainian:замах на пограбування, ...
Hindi:डकैती का प्रयास, ...
Bengali:চেষ্টাকৃত ডাকাতি, ...
Catalan:temptativa de robatori, ...
Czech:pokus o loupež, ...
Danish:forsøg på røveri, ...
Dutch:poging tot diefstal met geweld, ...
Greek:απόπειρα ληστείας, ...
Hungarian:rablási kísérlet, ...
Khmer:បទល្មើសប៉ុនប៉ងប្លន់, ...
Korean:강도미수, ...
Persian:سرقت ناموفق, ...
Polish:usiłowanie rozboju, ...
Portuguese (BR):tentativa de roubo, ...
Romanian:tâlhărie tentată, ...
Swedish:försök till rån, ...
Thai:พยายามชิงทรัพย์, ...
Turkish:yağmaya teşebbüs, ...
Vietnamese:tội cướp tài sản chưa đạt, ...

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